Undergraduate Certificates in General Business/Commerce

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 45% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.3% of general business graduates were international students.

Education Levels of General Business Majors

In 2020-2021, 1,440 undergraduate certificates were awarded to general business majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in general business at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	24,850
Associate Degree	17,867
Master’s Degree	8,488
Basic Certificate	2,748
Undergraduate Certificate	1,440
Graduate Certificate	402
Doctor’s Degree	247

Earnings of General Business Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in general business is $11,830. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $11,830 and the high is $11,830.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in general business is $21,418. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $25,387 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $14,925.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $194.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in general business. About 56.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	625
Women	815

The racial-ethnic distribution of general business undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	76
Black or African American	141
Hispanic or Latino	356
White	712
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	122

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to general business that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	5,845
Accounting	4,263
Business Support & Assistance	4,211
Hospitality Management	852
Marketing	516

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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